Beach Time!

It's that time of year again...beach time!!  The Jean family's unofficial beach season is March through June, before it gets too stifling hot to play (and breathe) outside for long periods of time!  Kayla made two beach trips last year, when she was about one and three months old (compare that to Avery's two beach trips before he was a week old...not sure what I was thinking there!!).  Now that she is old enough to enjoy herself, Kayla LOVED playing in the sand with her big brother.  Avery (reluctantly) shared some of his bulldozers and buckets with her.  I was surprised that we didn't have to chase either kid around the beach but I have a feeling that part will come when we reintroduce them to the joys of the ocean when the water warms up a bit!

I like to think of our BOB stroller as a clown car....the amount of crap we can pack on this thing for a couple of hours on the beach is just unbelieveable.

 Avery with the infamous pink bucket that we bought when he was a couple of months old (Target was out of the manly colors at the time)...I guess we don't need to be too embarassed playing with it now that there is a little girl in the family!

 Kayla soaking up some sun rays and showing off the first bathing suit she received as a new baby...thanks Aunt Martina!

 The wind was a bit nippy, so I layered her back up.

Confusing a rake with a fork...

 Family fun!

 I think Avery needs a bigger bulldozer...

 Sharing his beloved dumptruck with his little sister.